Opera just announced that they are adding free built-in VPN to their Opera web browser. This is great! Why didn’t anyone think of this before (Chrome, Firefox and IE/Edge are soon follow for sure). –Kevin P.S. Even though it does
A lot of folks in the industry suspected this, and this article supports the notion that the FBI purchased a 0-day vulnerability (a vulnerability not previously known in the public) to hack into the San Bernardino iPhone. Check it out
Been hearing and more about scams like this where someone at a company receives a fraudulent email that tries to trick them into sending sensitive employee data or transfer money. Here’s one in our neck of the woods out here
I thought they already did? Anyways, better late than never, interesting read from both a strategy and technical perspective: http://www.wired.com/2016/04/forget-apple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-just-switched-encryption-billion-people/ –Kevin
Here’s a pretty good article/video on how easy it is for someone to hack your mobile device (in this example they used an iPhone, but really any mobile device is susceptible to similar attacks). I think there’s definite value for
I like the way Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, recently described the situation of why Apple is choosing not to unlock the iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook — he called it the “software equivalent of cancer” in
So most of you have probably already seen the news about the US government asking Apple to making it’s iOS devices easier to hack into and Apple not complying. Apple posted this letter to customers a few days ago that
Microsoft’s mobile career website database was left exposed according to this article. This time it wasn’t Microsoft’s fault, but rather a vendor they were using to develop and host the site. And nearly almost every vulnerability scanner out there would have
Last week I wrote about the Absolute Basics of Protecting Data for 2016. If protecting data isn’t your area of expertise, luckily it’s ours. Here’s a checklist of the minimum things you should ask your vendors in 2016 about how
Opera Web Browser Just Added Free VPN!
Opera just announced that they are adding free built-in VPN to their Opera web browser. This is great! Why didn’t anyone think of this before (Chrome, Firefox and IE/Edge are soon follow for sure). –Kevin P.S. Even though it does
The FBI Purchased an 0-Day to Hack iPhone
A lot of folks in the industry suspected this, and this article supports the notion that the FBI purchased a 0-day vulnerability (a vulnerability not previously known in the public) to hack into the San Bernardino iPhone. Check it out
Phishing Scams Getting More and More Popular
Been hearing and more about scams like this where someone at a company receives a fraudulent email that tries to trick them into sending sensitive employee data or transfer money. Here’s one in our neck of the woods out here
WhatsApp Now Encrypting Messages?!
I thought they already did? Anyways, better late than never, interesting read from both a strategy and technical perspective: http://www.wired.com/2016/04/forget-apple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-just-switched-encryption-billion-people/ –Kevin
Video: Watch how easy it is for someone to hack your iPhone
Here’s a pretty good article/video on how easy it is for someone to hack your mobile device (in this example they used an iPhone, but really any mobile device is susceptible to similar attacks). I think there’s definite value for
The Apple Issue as Explained by John Oliver
A friend sent this to me, and it’s a very good (and comical) summary of why the Apple and FBI case is creating the stir that it is.
The “Software Equivalent of Cancer”
I like the way Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, recently described the situation of why Apple is choosing not to unlock the iPhone used by the San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook — he called it the “software equivalent of cancer” in
Apple and the San Bernadino Case
So most of you have probably already seen the news about the US government asking Apple to making it’s iOS devices easier to hack into and Apple not complying. Apple posted this letter to customers a few days ago that
Microsoft Careers Database Exposed by Vendor
Microsoft’s mobile career website database was left exposed according to this article. This time it wasn’t Microsoft’s fault, but rather a vendor they were using to develop and host the site. And nearly almost every vulnerability scanner out there would have
2016 Data Protection Minimum Checklist: What to Ask Your Vendor if We Were You
Last week I wrote about the Absolute Basics of Protecting Data for 2016. If protecting data isn’t your area of expertise, luckily it’s ours. Here’s a checklist of the minimum things you should ask your vendors in 2016 about how